Milwaukee Is No. 1 at These 10 Things. Suck It, Every Other City.

We know Milwaukee is the greatest city on the greatest lake. We’ve been shouting it from the rooftops of our breweries for years, and finally everyone else is figuring that out too. We’ve been rated the best city for everything from bacon to art. Sure, we have our problems, but Milwaukee tops in these 10 categories. Spoiler alert: a lot have to do with alcohol.

The Third Ward was named a top community for combining artsy-fartsy stuff with independent businesses, restaurants, and walkability. And good thing it’s so walkable, since we hop from Milwaukee Ale House, to Wicked Hop, to Bugsy’s, to Benelux...

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PrideFest, one of the largest gay pride festivals in the country, glams up the Summerfest grounds every summer with glorious rainbow feather boas and tie-dyed muscle shirts. Everyone could use more rainbows in their life.

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Back on track. You can get anything here with bacon: bacon with chocolate, Bloody Marys with bacon, beer with bacon, cheese with bacon bits in it, and bacon-wrapped, deep-fried cheese curds (drool). There’s even an annual Baconfest, the one place where hipsters and Harley riders come together in harmony.